Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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Books
Nobody Likes You by Marc Spitz.
A kind of 'My First Rock Biography' for the youthful audience it is obviously aimed at Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Books
Fun Home by Alison Bechdale
the cumulative impact is moving and profound - mature and graceful Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
Underground Playground, Red Vodka Club, Edinburgh, Every Thurs
One night is mounting a resistance against the Cowgate's tawdry image Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Stranger Than Fiction
This is Ferrell's film and he pulls it off. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
Gone
Should be renamed Some Nutters Do 'Ave 'Em Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Film
I'm Being Serious!
Rain Man and Jane Austen on-screen with Frank the Tank? Read more »| 12 Dec 2006
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Film
Glasgow Film News
With Galileo orbiting in his grave, The Science Centre plays host this month to Glasgow's Christmas Party Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
The Rushes
I'm going to write a Christmas tune about the day Christ was born àthat'll shut people up. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
Various - The Best KIDS Christmas Album In The World… Ever Ever Ever!!!
With The Best KIDS Christmas Album... your ice-cool indie status will remain intact Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
Them's The Brakes (Web)
Fresh from the release of their second album, The Beatific Visions, Brighton quartet Brakes took time out to chat to The Skinny about blagging, the Bible and scary porcupines. Rock on.
Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Music
Vega 4 @ King Tut's
They carve out their niche early in the show and display confidence and assuredness in spades Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
Pharcyde & Guests, The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 7 Nov
A reminder of what was great about the Pharcyde Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
Edenangels, Nicol Edwards, Edinburgh, 28 Oct
Edenangels is more like a nutty private party than a club, and well worth a fiver for the privilege of gatecrashing. Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
Craggs, Parrallel Forces, and Dillinja, Manga, The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 10 Nov
They are a force to be reckoned with, both in clubs and the studio Read more »| 12 Dec 2006 -
Clubs
V/A - Soma Compilation 2006
A must for fans of electronic music Read more »| 12 Dec 2006